What the hell did I see the other night?

By Robert A. Vella What follows is a personal account of an inexplicable sighting I had recently.  I would like Continue reading →

Quote of the Day: The Free Market and Climate Change

“We can’t leave everything to the free market. In fact, climate change is, I would argue, the greatest single free-market Continue reading →

Scientists say Miami could cease to exist within our children’s lifetimes

“Most people talk as if Miami and Bangladesh still have a chance of surviving; most of the scientists I spoke Continue reading →

The Significance of the 3 Greatest Questions of Our Times

By Robert A. Vella Last week, the hosts of a local sports talk radio show (which is quite entertaining, provocative, Continue reading →

Games of Unknowledging – Part III

Originally posted on The Professor's Convatorium:
Previously in Part II, methods of manufacturing uncertainty and five historical cases in which doubt was…

GOP operative who sought Clinton’s emails from Russian hackers, committed suicide, records show

A Republican donor and operative from Chicago’s North Shore who said he had tried to obtain Hillary Clinton’s missing emails Continue reading →

Verizon data from 6 million users leaked online

The names, addresses and phone numbers of millions of Verizon customers were publicly exposed online by one of the company’s Continue reading →

Delays ahead: Heat waves to disrupt air travel

As if air travel wasn’t already stressful enough. Just last month, American Airlines was forced to cancel dozens of flights Continue reading →